Wellbeing & Mental Health

The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.40 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,402,148 people were on the...

The majority of employees around the world want their company to introduce mental health support with younger adults most strongly in favour. Axa’s Mind Health global research also found employees whose organisations...

Workplace absences connected to employees taking time off to care for a cancer-stricken loved one could cost UK employers an estimated £8.5bn this year due to an increase in cases. This is...

The Labour Government's has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...

Mental health support tops the list of expected employee demands for 2025, according to research released today by Towergate Employee Benefits.  Nearly a third (31%) of employers surveyed said they believe there...

Government's impending national insurance contributions (NICs) increase is causing employers to increasingly discard group income protection cover in order to retain the immediate benefit to the workforce provided by group private medical...

Providing access to a GP and musculoskeletal and mental health benefits could wipe out 80% of the UK's productivity crisis and save the exchequer billions of pounds a year. This is according...

Managing mental health related absences can present a challenge for businesses, as conditions such as anxiety, bi-polar, PTSD, eating disorders, and depression often contribute to lost working days. Addressing these absences can...

It has been positive to see an overall increased awareness of the benefits of income protection (IP), with an upward trend in sales in recent years. However, I have been reflecting on...